Clinical trials: Obesity, Severe
Morbid Obesity
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Bile Acid Homeostasis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of bariatric surgery in bile acid homeostasis and its interrelationship with the metabolic changes induced by the surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02366624
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Morbid Obesity, Steatosis
Very Low Calorie Liquid Diet for Pre op Patients
Despite the relative consensus on the benefits of pre-surgical weight loss, i.e., the reduction of comorbidities associated with surgical act, such as decreased visceral fat, liver volume, hemorrhage perioperative and surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT01748682
- Testing
- A very low calorie diet of two different consistencies
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Leite Faria
Morbid Obesity
Lifestyleintervention for the Treatment of Severe Obesity
The overall purpose of this project is to study the acute, short- (≤ 1 year) and long- (> 1 year) term effects on body composition and psychological health after a 10 to 14-weeks comprehensive lifestyle modification program for…
- Trial name
- NCT01675713
- Testing
- Intensive lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Despite progress in understanding the pathophysiology of obesity, current strategies for its medical management remain largely ineffective.
- Trial name
- NCT00675558
- Testing
- Initial Surgery, Second Bariatric Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Morbid Obesity
Bougie Sleeve Trial
Staple-line leak is the most frequent and incapacitating complication after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The aim of this prospective randomized trial is to compare the staple-line leak rate after LSG according to the…
- Trial name
- BOUST (NCT02937649)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using 48-Fr bougie, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using standard care bougie
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,658 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Morbid Obesity
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block for Awake Intubation
Endotracheal intubation of the morbidly obese is often performed awake. This is performed after topical anesthesia of the patient's pharynx and larynx.
- Trial name
- NCT01790464
- Testing
- 2% Lidocaine
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Calcium Metabolism Disorders, Morbid Obesity
Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Calcium Metabolism and the Skeleton
In this pre-post observational study, the investigators will enroll and follow a cohort of about 50 adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy surgery for weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02778490
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Morbid Obesity, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
EPO2-PV: Evaluation of Pre-Oxygenation Conditions in Morbidly Obese Volunteer: Effect of Position and Ventilation Mode
The risk of complications associated with airway management in obese patients is significant. The results of pre-oxygenation allow a prolonged non-hypoxic apnea time for the clinician.
- Trial name
- EPO2-PV (NCT02121808)
- Testing
- NIPPV, Tidal volume
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Morbid Obesity
Long-Term Results of a Randomized Trial Comparing Banded-versus-Standard Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
The purpose of the study is comparatively analyze the advantages and disadvantages of banded versus unbanded laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).
- Trial name
- NCT01504685
- Testing
- Banded Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Unbanded Laparoscopic Roux- en-Y gastric bypass
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Morbid Obesity
Usefulness and Safeness Of Intra-Gastric Balloon Before Bariatric Surgery In Morbid Obesity
Introduction: bariatric surgery shows an important morbidity and there are some reports that have used preoperative intragastric-balloons (IGB-BIB®) to decrease surgical morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT01998243
- Testing
- Intragastric Balloon (IGB), group A, diet, control group B
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Severo Ochoa
Postoperative Pain, Opioid Consumption
Erector Spinalis Plane Block in Bariatric Surgery
Background/objective: Bariatric surgery is often associated with moderate to severe pain. In obese individuals, opioids have the potential to induce ventilatory impairment; thus, opioid use needs to be limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04915521
- Testing
- erector spina plane block (ESPB) group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Meliha Orhon
Morbid Obesity
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
The UCLA Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program (adult program) and the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program (adolescent program) are committed to the care of morbidly obese patients. This study is observational.
- Trial name
- NCT01057784
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Morbid Obesity
Bariatric Surgery and HDL-cholesterol
Objective: to assess the effect of gastric bypass on HDL-cholesterol concentration and its Apolipoprotein A4 content at 1 year following bariatric surgery in comparison with a hypocaloric diet.
- Trial name
- NCT01707771
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, diet and lifestyle modifications
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Morbid Obesity
Effect of Positive End Expiratory Pressure at the Time of Induction in Morbidly Obese Patients
Background: Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) at the time of induction increases oxygenation by preventing lung atelectasis. However, PEEP may not prove beneficial in all cases.
- Trial name
- NCT03024658
- Testing
- positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences
Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus
Baseline Physiology Studies in Carriers of Gene Variant X Conferring Major Risk of CVD-prone Metabolic Disorders
The purpose of the present study is to conduct a thorough and relevant physiology study of carriers and non-carriers of the gene variant X in order to determine the effect of the genetic variant on various metabolic parameters.
- Conditions
- Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome, Arterial Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01571609
- Testing
- first phase insulin secretion (FPIR), Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (HEC), glucose tracer, and palmitate tracer
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Gastro Esophageal Reflux, Severe Obesity
Comparison of Nissen-Sleeve and Gastric Bypass for GERD in Obese Patients
This randomized clinical trial aims to compare two surgical techniques for the treatment of obesity in patients who also have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Conditions
- Gastro Esophageal Reflux, Severe Obesity, Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- SLEEVE-GERD (NCT07158008)
- Testing
- Nissen-Sleeve Gastrectomy (N-SG), Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University